10月20日下午两点，本编邮箱收到国家党主席Peter Goodfellow的邮件，译文如下：
亲爱的海伦娜，
正如你可以想象的那样，和所有人一样，当我们听到昨天晚上的党派联盟谈判的结果，我们对结果感到非常失望。然而，这是MMP的性质，我们必须接受这一决定。
我要感谢你继续的支持，鼓励，最重要的是你的激情。
我非常自豪的是Bill English和国家党在选举中取得的成就，基本上每两个新西兰人中，就有一个人支持国家党对更强有力的经济、更开放和更自信的国家的愿景，同时解决我们国家的面对的许多最困难的社会问题。
在过去九年中，我们可以为我们在政府方面取得的成就感到自豪。新西兰的经济为世界所瞩目，我们有更多的人在岗，我们的地区也在增长。
这次我们还没有实现连任，但我们的奋斗还没有结束，永远也不会。我们的56名议员将是我们议会所见过的最大和最有效的反对派。我们将继续努力，确保每个新西兰人都有声音，我们伟大的国家不会倒退。
作为一个政党，国家党仍然是新西兰最强大、最受欢迎和组织良好的政党。正是这个统一和实力，我们会审慎新政府做出的每一个决定。
一百多万选民在选举中信任国家党。他们投票表达他们对新西兰的自信和激情，我们不会让他们失望。
此致
彼得·古德福
主席
下面为邮件原文：
| Dear Helena,
As you can imagine, and like all of you, when we heard the results of party coalition negotiations last night we were incredibly disappointed with the outcome. However, this is the nature of MMP, and we must accept the decision. Members and supporters like you are the backbone of our Party, and I want to thank you for your continued support, encouragement, and most importantly, your passion. I’m extremely proud of what Bill English and National achieved at the Election with nearly one in every two New Zealanders backing our Party’s vision for a stronger economy, a more open and confident nation, while addressing many of the most difficult social issues our country faces. Over the last nine years, we can be proud of our achievements in Government. New Zealand has an economy that is the envy of the developed world, we have more people in jobs, and our regions are growing strongly. While we have not achieved government this time, our fight is not over, and it never will be. Our 56 MPs will be the largest and most effective opposition our Parliament has ever seen. We will continue to work hard to ensure that every New Zealander has a voice, and that our great country does not go backwards. As a party, National remains the strongest, most popular, and well organised political party in New Zealand. And it is that unity and strength that we will take into holding this new government to account for the decisions it makes. Over a million voters put their trust in the National Party at the election. They voted for a confident and aspirational New Zealand, and we will not let them down. Sincerely, Peter Goodfellow President |
